warfarin and Athletic-Injuries

In this case report, we present a 45-year-old man who experienced abdominal pain while bench-pressing heavy weights. A computed tomography angiogram showed a dissection of the celiac artery extending into the hepatic and splenic arteries, with thrombus in the false lumen into the common hepatic artery. With resolution of his symptoms, he was discharged after several days of warfarin and metoprolol therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a dissection of the celiac artery and its branches caused by weight lifting.

Topics: Anticoagulants; Antihypertensive Agents; Aortic Dissection; Athletic Injuries; Celiac Artery; Humans; Male; Metoprolol; Middle Aged; Thrombosis; Warfarin; Weight Lifting

We report a case of a 15-year-old boy who developed multiple organ failure secondary to a sport injury leading to infection with a Panton Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) secreting Community-Acquired Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus (CA MSSA). Aggressive antibiotic therapy eventually led to recovery.

Topics: Adolescent; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotics, Antitubercular; Anticoagulants; Athletic Injuries; Bacterial Toxins; Community-Acquired Infections; Exotoxins; Floxacillin; Humans; Leukocidins; Male; Martial Arts; Methicillin Resistance; Multiple Organ Failure; Rifampin; Staphylococcal Infections; Staphylococcus aureus; Warfarin